Program 2022

In 2022 we are again able to offer you an exclusive program with highlights of the year from the car body industry. Experts in vehicle construction, development and industry presented the latest facts and trends to the trade public.

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Sep 2022

#TitleSpeaker(s)Time
1 Welcome and Introduction Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein
Director
Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University		 09:00 am
2keynote BMW iVision Circular Kai Langer

BMW Group		 09:30 am
3keynote Mega Castings in Automotive Body Structures 

Dr. Mikael Fermér

VOLVO CAR CORPORATION 

 10:00 am
4 The Volkswagen ID Buzz and its Body in White

Jörg Wendekamm
Volkswagen AG

Kai Hoffmeyer
Volkswagen Osnabrück

 10:30 am
  Coffee break 11:00 am
5 The Opel Vivaro-e Hydrogen: Ready for the Hydrogen
Future		 Dr. Johannes Siegmann
Opel Automobile GmbH		 11:40 am
6 The All New BMW 7 – Automotive Luxury and
Innovations for the Digital Era		 Daniel Rastätter
BMW Group		 12:20 am
   Lunch break   01:00 pm
7 Vehicle Damage Diagnosis  Dr. Dennis Böhmländer
Audi AG		 02:00 pm
8 Failure Predictions in Sheet and Cast Metallic
Structural Metals		 Dr. Richard Burrows
NIO Performance Engineering		 02:40 pm
  Coffee break   03:20 pm
9 Body Panels Quick and Cheap in Shape

Dr. Till Pfeifer
Beauvary GmbH

 03:50 pm
10 Advanced Composites – A Sustainable Solution for Lightweight Vehicle Components

Dr. Kristian Seidel
Teijin Automotive Technologies Wuppertal GmbH

04:30 pm
  Evening Event and Networking  

07:30 pm

21

Sep 2022

#TitleSpeaker(s)Time
Moderation: Prof. Mark White and Dr. Thomas Rudlaff 
11 One-piece Aluminium Body Side Outer Forming Study

Dr. Dominique Daniel
Constellium

Alexander Gaida
Novelis

 09:00 am
12 Joining Strategies for Aluminium Body Design

Dr. Paul Briskham
 Atlas Copco

Sylvain Beucher
 ARO Welding Technologies

Sabine Wenig
Sika Automotive

09:35 am
13 Advancements in Aluminium Alloys for Structural Castings & Recycling t.b.d.
Magna International		 10:10 am
14 LCA & Value-in-Use Study on the Aluminium Top Hat

Dr. Thorolf Schulte
Novelis

Sebastian Spohr 
Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge - RWTH Aachen University

 10:40 am
  Coffee break   11:20 am
15 Battery Housings - Challenges in Design and Production
Udo Kreutzarek
Nemak		 11:50 am
16 Innovative Concepts for Battery Box Engineering
 Mario Padovani
Baosteel Tailored Blanks S.r.l.		 12:30 pm
  Lunch break   01:10 pm
17 Steel E-Motive: Development of the Body Structure for a New Autonomous Mobility as a Service Vehicle

Neil McGregor
Ricardo

 02:10 pm
18 Steel Lightweight Body-in-White for Integrated Battery Modules Clemens Latuske, Erik Hilfrich
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG		 02:50 pm
19 Cost-Effective Body-in-White Production with Large Die-Casting Cells Martin Lagler
Bühler AG
 03:30 pm
  Summary 04:10 pm